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A 4 page paper that discusses some of the procedures for handling drug cases in the judicial system. Drug trial courts and intermediate sanctions are explained, along with discussion about their degree of success. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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of laws and procedures. In fact, it may become even closer, the actual disposition will depend on the district attorneys office. The first issue is the exact offense. In
drug cases, that could be possession, use or selling drugs. Then, when it comes to possession, it depends on the quantity of which drug. Some cases are felonies, which demand
stronger penalties. Some states have presumptive sentencing guidelines wherein only two factors are considered: the offenders criminal history and the severity of the current crime (Gainey, Steen and Engen, 2005).
This short introduction is just a sample of the complexity of drug cases. Here is an example. The Florida Supreme Court wanted to determine if more trial court judgeships
were required (OSCA, 2004). To determine what a reasonable case load was for any individual judge, they undertook a study to determine the amount of time required in adult drug
courts looking at three different categories: preliminary proceedings, bench and jury trials and post judgment activity (OSCA, 2004). Different kinds of cases have different weightings, for examples, a felony drug
case is weighted more heavily (OSCA, 2004). One type of case is the treatment-based drug court case, however, they found there is dramatic variation in how this one category
of drug case is processed across the state (OSCA, 2004). For instance, a drug offender might be assigned to a treatment program during preliminary proceedings or after they are convicted
of the offense (OSCA, 2004). The typical process for drug court cases is: the offender is arrested, if the offender is to enter a treatment program, an agreement/contract is developed
(OSCA, 2004). If the offender completes the program, they are discharged, if they fail to complete the program, they return to the court system for the normal judicial process of
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